The Scott County Adopt A Highway program began in 1991 as a way for citizens to serve their community and protect the environment. Adopt A Highway volunteers currently clean almost 400 miles of Scott County roadways.

The Scott County Highway Maintenance Department maintains nearly 400 miles of existing county highways. This includes the maintenance and repair of the County's highways, snow plowing, sign and signal maintenance, ditch cleaning, shouldering, and much more.

The Transportation Sales Tax (.5 percent sales tax and $20 excise tax on vehicles purchased for road use) was approved by the Scott County Board to help fund road, bridge, and transit projects within the County. Get more information on the nature of this tax and how it is applied within Scott County.